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North Gyeongsang Province

North Gyeongsang Province 경상북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	경상북도
• Hanja	慶尙北道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Kyŏngsang-bukto
• Revised Romanization	Gyeongsangbuk-do
Juwangsan Jeomchon Station Bulguksa Gyeongju World Homigot
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Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Largest city	Pohang
Capital	Andong
Subdivisions	10 cities; 12 counties
Government
• Governor	Lee Cheol-woo (People Power)
Area
• Total	19,030 km2 (7,350 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (October, 2014)[1]
• Total	2,700,328
• Rank	3rd
• Density	141.7/km2 (367/sq mi)
Demonym	Gyeongbukite
Metropolitan Symbols
• Flower	Crape-myrtle
• Tree	Zelcova
• Bird	Common heron
GDP [2]
• Total	KR₩ 115 trillion US$ 92 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 code	KR-47
Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Official website (English)

North Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상북도, romanized: Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korean pronunciation: [kjʌŋ.saŋ.buk̚.t͈o]) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of 19,030 km² (7,350 sq mi), it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea (asKeishōhoku-dō during Japanese rule) until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.

Daegu was the capital of North Gyeongsang Province between 1896 and 1981, but has not been a part of the province since 1981. In 2016, the provincial capital moved from Daegu to Andong.^[3]

The 1,000-year-old Silla Kingdom flourished and unified the previous three kingdoms. The area was named Gyeongsang-do in 1314 during the Goryeo Dynasty. In 1896, during the Joseon Dynasty, the area was renamed Gyeongsangbuk-do as 13 roads were reorganized. The current administrative district was reorganized with the reorganization of Bu, Gun, and Myeon in 1914.^[4]

The province is part of the Yeongnam region, bordered to the south by South Gyeongsang Province, to the west by North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces, and to the north by Gangwon Province. It is largely surrounded by mountains: the Taebaek Mountains in the east and the Sobaek Mountains in the west.^{[citation needed]}

Andong Sikhye, a local food from Andong and northern North Gyeongsang Province, is essential for entertaining guests on Seollal or feast days. Unlike ordinary Sikhye, it is red with Chili powder, has more grains of rice, and less soup.^[5]

North Gyeongsang Province is the homeland of the former kingdom of Silla and has retained much of its cultural tradition. A number of artists, political leaders and scholars have come from the province.

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  View of Hahoe Folk VillageinAndong
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  View of Yangdong Folk Village in Gyeongju
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  View of Muryangsojieon lantern statue and BuseoksainYeongju
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  BulguksainGyeongju

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	3,102,060	—
1990	2,766,797	−1.14%
2000	2,724,931	−0.15%
2010	2,600,032	−0.47%
2015	2,680,294	+0.61%
2020	2,644,757	−0.27%
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Source: Citypopulation[6]

Largest cities in North Gyeongsang Province Citypopulation[7]
	Rank		Pop.
Pohang Gumi	1	Pohang	501,109	Gyeongsan Gyeongju
	2	Gumi	416,603
	3	Gyeongsan	283,733
	4	Gyeongju	261,778
	5	Andong	159,412
	6	Gimcheon	139,145
	7	Chilgok	115,756
	8	Yeongju	103,818
	9	Yeongcheon	100,353
	10	Sangju	95,473

According to the census of 2015, 25.3% followed Buddhism and 18.5% followed Christianity (13.3% Protestantism and 5.2% Catholicism). 55.4% of the population is irreligious.^[8]

Gyeongsangbuk-do is divided into 10 cities (si) and 12 counties (gun). The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja. Gyeongsang do is originated from Gyeongju & Sangju old city of Gyeong+Sang from Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910). Do means road to 8 directional road from Seoul. Pohang is Korean steel production hub, Gumi is electronics capital of South Korea.

Map	#	Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population (2013)[9]	Subdivisions
	— Specific City —
	1	Pohang	포항시	浦項市	519,060	2ilban-gu — 4 eup, 10 myeon, 15 haengjeong-dong
	— City —
	2	Gumi	구미시	龜尾市	417,708	2eup, 6 myeon, 19 haengjeong-dong
	3	Gyeongsan	경산시	慶山市	247,613	2eup, 6 myeon, 7 haengjeong-dong
	4	Gyeongju	경주시	慶州市	263,704	4eup, 8 myeon, 11 haengjeong-dong
	5	Andong	안동시	安東市	167,826	1eup, 13 myeon, 10 haengjeong-dong
	6	Gimcheon	김천시	金泉市	135,191	1eup, 14 myeon, 7 haengjeong-dong
	7	Yeongju	영주시	榮州市	112,482	1eup, 9 myeon, 9 haengjeong-dong
	8	Sangju	상주시	尙州市	103,950	1eup, 17 myeon, 6 haengjeong-dong
	9	Yeongcheon	영천시	永川市	101,295	1eup, 10 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
	10	Mungyeong	문경시	聞慶市	75,749	2eup, 7 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
	— County —
	11	Chilgok County	칠곡군	漆谷郡	120,135	3eup, 5 myeon
	12	Uiseong County	의성군	義城郡	56,777	1eup, 17 myeon
	13	Uljin County	울진군	蔚珍郡	51,723	2eup, 8 myeon
	14	Yecheon County	예천군	醴泉郡	45,948	1eup, 11 myeon
	15	Cheongdo County	청도군	淸道郡	43,787	2eup, 7 myeon
	16	Seongju County	성주군	星州郡	44,824	1eup, 9 myeon
	17	Yeongdeok County	영덕군	盈德郡	40,213	1eup, 8 myeon
	18	Goryeong County	고령군	高靈郡	35,281	1eup, 7 myeon
	19	Bonghwa County	봉화군	奉化郡	33,936	1eup, 9 myeon
	20	Cheongsong County	청송군	靑松郡	26,432	1eup, 7 myeon
	21	Yeongyang County	영양군	英陽郡	18,259	1eup, 5 myeon
	22	Ulleung County	울릉군	鬱陵郡	10,557	1eup, 2 myeon

In October 2022, the Province announced its plan to make the province a leading area centered on the domestic metaverse. It is also a specialized complex for semiconductor and secondary battery national high-tech strategic industries.^[10]

The service industry accounts for 58.3%, mining manufacturing industry account for 30.6%, construction account for 10.5%, and agriculture and fishing account for 0.6%. Mobile convergence, digital device parts, and energy material parts are major specialized industries.^[11]

• Gyeongbuk Line
• Yeongdong Line

The railway stations in North Gyeongsang Province are as follows:

In September 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of 1500 years-old woman skeleton with a necklace and a bracelet in North Gyeongsang Province. The remains of a 135-centimeter-tall woman, who is estimated to have died in her 20s, were discovered along with the bones of animals such as horses and cows, as well as earthenware.^{[12][13][14][15]}

• Lee Myung-bak, Former President of South Korea
• Han Duck-soo, the Prime minister of South Korea
• Taeyeon (born Kim Tae-yeon 1989), singer and member of Girls' Generation
• Kwon Yong-jin, South Korean politician
• Kim Boo-kyum, South Korean politician
• Park Chung Hee, Former South Korean President
• Ahn Ji-young, a member of Korean band Bolbbalgan4
• Yoo Jae-ha, South Korean singer and songwriter

• Liancourt Rocks
• People Power Party (South Korea)
• South Gyeongsang Province

• Official website (in English)
• (in French) Alsace/Gyeongsangbuk-do
• North Gyeongsang Province travel guide from Wikivoyage

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